Indian Raids and Massacres covers incidents in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska from 1864-1870. Each chapter is a story unto itself and the book can be read in any order as well as from beginning to end. There are two sides to these violent events, and, while the focus is on the Euro American perspective, the contrary perspective of the Native American is also presented. Broome relies on primary-source documents usually ignored by other authors, but more than that, he carefully sorts out all documents relating to each chapter, while carefully applying critical thinking skills to arrive at the truth of each event. Book jacket.

Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War

History

Jeff Broome

Americas

Caxton Press

Indian Raids and Massacres covers incidents in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska from 1864-1870. Each chapter is a story unto itself and the book can be read in any order as well as from beginning to end. There are two sides to these violent events, and, while the focus is on the Euro American perspective, the contrary perspective of the Native American is also presented. Broome relies on primary-source documents usually ignored by other authors, but more than that, he carefully sorts out all documents relating to each chapter, while carefully applying critical thinking skills to arrive at the truth of each event. Untapped Indian depredation claims housed in Washington, DC give the reader a deeper understanding of the terrors of Indian raids, especially when experienced by new settlers to the region. What emerges represents bold and new history not found in other published accounts. The Sand Creek Massacre on November 29, 1864 fueled most of the violent responses from then to the Cheyenne Dog Soldier's final defeat at Summit Springs July 11,1869. Also covered are the violent events that happened before Sand Creek. There is much on Custer in the 1860s, as well as Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok's 1870 fatal gunfight with a 7th Cavalryman who participated in these events and who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1869. These chapters reflect more than 20 years of research and writing on the Central Plains Indian War.

Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian Wars

In this volume, Jeff Broome has done a marvelous job of mining documents filed under the Indian depredation claims system a federal Indian policy intending to preserve peace on the frontiers by allowing white settlers and Indians, alike, to file claims for the wrongs done by each other. The policy, the federal government hoped, would prevent frontier retaliations and violence. It failed miserably, but the resulting claims reveal nearly a century s worth of previously unheard white voices describing the horrors of Indian-white conflict. Broome focuses on the roads to Denver, 1864 1869. His engaging reconstruction of this era and place, as seen through the lens of white frontiersmen and women, will inspire other researchers to don miner s helmets and descend into this mother lode of heretofore-neglected historical evidence.

Cheyenne War: Indian Raids On The Roads To Denver 1864-1869

Aberdeen Books

During times of armed conflict it is the civilian population that is forced to endure the greatest suffering. Noncombatants, simply trying to survive and make a living, oftentimes fall victim to the brutality of war. This is the theme that Jeff Broome pursues in his study of the Indian wars on the Kansas prairie during the 1860s. He is especially interested in relating the horrific captivity of Susanna Alderdice, who was killed by her Cheyenne captors at the Battle of Summit Springs in July 1869. In addition, the author provides graphic details concerning other atrocities perpetrated upon Kansas settlers by roving bands of Indians during the period. The purpose behind these revelations is not to sensationalize the anguish of the victims, but to demonstrate that recent scholarship has diminished or discounted the degree of suffering endured by the settlers in favor of emphasizing the horror and despair experienced by the Indians. In examining the atrocities that occurred on the plains of Kansas during the Indian Wars, Broome culled the seldom used depredation claims filed by settlers victimized by Indian raids. It seems ironic that these pioneers could request compensation from the federal government for the loss of a pig, but could not expect indemnity as a result of sexual assault, the death of a family member, or wounds received during Indian attacks. The author offers further evidence of the government's callousness toward these beleaguered settlers in noting that many claims were denied due to mere technicalities. Broome saves some acrimony for the military, which failed to adequately protect the frontier farmers and only half-heartedly pursued the raiding Indians. He also relates the story of a contract surgeon with the Seventh Cavalry who refused to provide medical treatment to Susanna Alderdice's four-year-old son, wounded and left for dead by the Indian raiders. Although pierced by no less than five arrows and two bullets, miraculously the little boy managed to survive. Dog Soldier Justice is well-researched and enhanced by numerous rare photographs, some of them coming from the descendants of those persecuted pioneers. Readers should be warned, however, that this is not a book for the faint of heart. Broome's revelations of graphic and senseless violence will, nonetheless, resonate with readers inundated with the similar scenes of carnage played out on our nightly news broadcasts. With a world that is today punctuated by war and terrorism, the images conjured up in this narrative seem all too familiar. It is indeed a pity that after all these years we have learned so little. David Dixon Slippery Rock University

Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice in the Kansas Indian War

Lincoln County Historical Society

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Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War

Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian Wars

Cheyenne War: Indian Raids On The Roads To Denver 1864-1869

Dog Soldier Justice: The Ordeal of Susanna Alderdice in the Kansas Indian War